The '''Governor of the State of Louisiana''' is an elected Constitutional officer, the head of the Executive branch, and the highest state office in [[Louisiana]]. The Governor is popularly elected every four years by a plurality and is limited to two terms.

The '''Governor of the State of Louisiana''' is an elected Constitutional officer, the head of the Executive branch, and the highest state office in [[Louisiana]]. The Governor is popularly elected every four years by a plurality and is limited to two terms.

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As of May 2013, [[Louisiana]] is one of 24 Republican [[state government trifectas]].

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{{State trifecta status|state=Louisiana|control=Republican}}

==Current officeholder==

==Current officeholder==

The current and 55th governor is [[Bobby Jindal]], a Republican first elected in 2007.

The current and 55th governor is [[Bobby Jindal]], a Republican first elected in 2007.

:The [http://www.gov.state.la.us/index.cfm?md=subsite&tmp=home&subSiteID=11 Office of Women's Policy] is tasked with improving the quality of life for women children and families by providing research-based leadership in the areas of health and safety, economics, and education.

:The [http://www.gov.state.la.us/index.cfm?md=subsite&tmp=home&subSiteID=11 Office of Women's Policy] is tasked with improving the quality of life for women children and families by providing research-based leadership in the areas of health and safety, economics, and education.

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==State budget==

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The Executive Office's budget for fiscal year 2012-2013 was $13,774,843. <ref>[http://doa.louisiana.gov/opb/pub/FY13/StateBudget_FY13.pdf ''State of Louisiana,''"State Budget Fiscal Year 2013-2013," 49, accessed June 27, 2013]</ref>

==Compensation==

==Compensation==

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::''See also: [[Comparison of gubernatorial salaries]] and [[Compensation of state executive officers]]''

:: ''See also: [[Comparison of gubernatorial salaries]] and [[Compensation of state executive officers]]''

:: ''See also: [[Comparison of gubernatorial salaries]] and [[Compensation of state executive officers]]''

The governor's pay is set by law, under § 4; changes to pay may not take effect until the commencement of the subsequent gubernatorial term.

The governor's pay is set by law, under § 4; changes to pay may not take effect until the commencement of the subsequent gubernatorial term.

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===2013===

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In 2013, the governor's salary remained at $130,000.<ref>[http://knowledgecenter.csg.org/drupal/content/csg-releases-2013-governor-salaries ''Council of State Governments,'' "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries," June 25, 2013]</ref>

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As of 2010, the governor of Louisiana is paid [http://sunshinereview.org/index.php/Louisiana_state_government_salary $130,000 a year], the 24th highest gubernatorial salary in America.

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In 2010, the governor of Louisiana was paid [http://sunshinereview.org/index.php/Louisiana_state_government_salary $130,000 a year], the 24th highest gubernatorial salary in America.

==Historical officeholders==

==Historical officeholders==

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The chart below shows the partisan composition of the [[Governor of Louisiana|Office of the Governor of Louisiana]], the [[Louisiana State Senate]] and the [[Louisiana House of Representatives]] from 1992-2013.

The chart below shows the partisan composition of the [[Governor of Louisiana|Office of the Governor of Louisiana]], the [[Louisiana State Senate]] and the [[Louisiana House of Representatives]] from 1992-2013.

[[File:Partisan composition of Louisiana state government(1992-2013).PNG]]

[[File:Partisan composition of Louisiana state government(1992-2013).PNG]]

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==Recent news==

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The Governor of the State of Louisiana is an elected Constitutional officer, the head of the Executive branch, and the highest state office in Louisiana. The Governor is popularly elected every four years by a plurality and is limited to two terms.

Qualifications

have been a citizen of Louisiana for at least the preceding five years

The term of office of the governor of Louisiana is four years. During her tenure in office, a statewide elected official shall hold no other public office.

Elections

Louisiana is one of the handful of states that hold off-year elections, that is, elections in off-numbered years that are neither Presidential nor midterm years. In Louisiana's case, elections are held in the year after a midterm and before a Presidential; thus, 2007, 2011, 2015, and 2019 are all gubernatorial election years. Legally, the inauguration is always held the second Monday in January after an election. Thus, January 14, 2008 and January 9, 2012 are inaugural days.

The successor shall serve the remainder of the term for which the governor was elected.

Duties

The governor has the right to grant reprieves, issue pardons, commute sentences, and return fines and forfeitures for crimes against the state. In this role, the governor serves as the court of last resort.

Additionally the governor serves as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the state, except when they are called into service of the federal government. He may call out these forces to preserve law and order, to suppress insurrection, to repel invasion, or in other times of emergency.

At the outset of each regular legislative session, the Governor must give an address to the General Assembly, including the condition of the state and its finances. The Governor may also include recommendations in her address and make such addresses at other times, such as the commencement of an extraordinary session.

The Governor also submits a budget to the legislature and may compel reports from department heads on any matter, save investigations into the governor's office.

Other duties and privileges of the office include:

A line item veto

The power to make appointments, including recess appointments, with Senate confirmation

Children's Cabinet

The Children's Cabinet primary function is to coordinate children's policy across the five departments that provide services for young people: Departments of Education, Health and Hospitals, the Louisiana Workforce Commission, Public Safety and Corrections, and Social Services. It also makes recommendations to the Children's Budget.

Drug Policy Board

The Drug Policy Board formulates, develops and implements a plan of action to address the abuse of alcohol and other drugs in Louisiana. It is composed of legislators, medical professionals, law enforcement officials, and other department officials.

Financial Institutions

The Office of Financial Institutions (OFI) licenses and supervises entities under its jurisdiction in order to protect and serve the public interest and enhance confidence in the financial services industry.

Indian Affairs

The Office of Indian Affairs is tasked with many duties related to Louisian's Indians, including administers programs related to Indians, makes recommendations to promote the welfare of Indians, and serving as official negotiating agent of the state.

Inspector General

The Inspector General serves to help prevent waste, mismanagement, abuse, fraud and corruption in the executive branch of state government without regard to partisan politics, allegiances, status, or influence.

Non-Public School Early Childhood Development

The Non-Public School Early Childhood Development Program works to collaborate and partner with compliant nonpublic schools and class “a” daycares in providing high-quality, developmentally appropriate preschool instruction and services to four-year-old children of TANF- eligible families.

Louisiana Youth for Excellence

The Office of Louisiana Youth for Excellence works with schools, non-profit and faith-based organizations, parents, and the community to teach goal setting, leadership development, character building and integrity.

Renewal Communities

The renewal communities initiative promotes economic development by providing incentives to businesses that open, expand, and hire local residents in areas that have been identified with a history of poverty and high unemployment.

State Interagency Coordinating Council

The State Interagency Coordinating Council works in collaboration with the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, in an advisory capacity, to design and oversee the implementation of a family-centered, community-based, comprehensive, interagency service delivery system for infants and toddlers (birth through two) who are eligible for Part C services, and their families.

Women's Policy

The Office of Women's Policy is tasked with improving the quality of life for women children and families by providing research-based leadership in the areas of health and safety, economics, and education.

State budget

The Executive Office's budget for fiscal year 2012-2013 was $13,774,843. [1]

History

Partisan balance 1992-2013

From 1992-2013, in Louisiana there were Democratic governors in office for eight years while there were Republican governors in office for 14 years, including the last six. Louisiana was under Republican trifectas for the last three years of the study period.

Across the country, there were 493 years of Democratic governors (44.82%) and 586 years of Republican governors (53.27%) from 1992-2013.

Over the course of the 22-year study, state governments became increasingly more partisan. At the outset of the study period (1992), 18 of the 49 states with partisan legislatures had single-party trifectas and 31 states had divided governments. In 2013, only 13 states have divided governments, while single-party trifectas held sway in 36 states, the most in the 22 years studied.